CEOs we can't believe are still CEOs

March 5, 2014 |Julie Balise, SFGate

Some leaders get you out of a crisis, some bury you deeper. Count these executives among the latter.

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Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs

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Another financial institution, another fine. Goldman Sachs in 2011 paid $550 million to settle Securities and Exchanges Commission charges that it defrauded investors by misstating and omitting facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages. Its chairman and chief executive Lloyd Blankfein was later accused by Sen. Carl Levin of misleading Congress -- under oath -- about Goldman Sachs' actions. Blankfein hired a defense attorney, but perjury charges never emerged. The bank has seen solid growth, with 2013 net earnings up 8% over 2012. Blankfein received $26 million compensation for 2013, according to Bloomberg.

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs

8of11

Another financial institution, another fine. Goldman Sachs in 2011 paid $550 million to settle Securities and Exchanges Commission charges that it defrauded investors by misstating and omitting facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages. Its chairman and chief executive Lloyd Blankfein was later accused by Sen. Carl Levin of misleading Congress -- under oath -- about Goldman Sachs' actions. Blankfein hired a defense attorney, but perjury charges never emerged. The bank has seen solid growth, with 2013 net earnings up 8% over 2012. Blankfein received $26 million compensation for 2013, according to Bloomberg.